Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[Freaky Tiki]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I like 'Clerks' because of how irreverent it is. The montage of the clueless customers is great. Anyone who works in a customer service job could relate. And the fact that he shot this film after work was kinda cool.

Up until recently I worked in a convenience store which is why I thought a lot of it was funny. Because so many people like that actually exist! You don't get the guys searching for the perfect eggs, but you do get the ladies that try and find the milk that will last a million years.

One day someone called in sick so I had to come in and work, I just kept complaining and saying "I'm not even supposed to be here today!" I didn't even realize I was quoting the movie until someone pointed out to me, and then it got even more funny.

[Gemini Cricket]

I watched 'The Third Man' today. It's a wonderful film. I used to think that 'Double Indemnity' was my favorite film noir movie, but I think this one replaces it.

The lighting in this film is great. A true textbook film on how to light a black and white picture. Stunning. There are shots in this film that look like it took the filmmakers hours to light and the shots only last for a few moments. Wonderful.

There are many interesting angles and shot compositions in this one. Great stuff. Shots look like postcards. Really beautifully done.

I'm not for certain, but it seems like Spielberg got a lot of inspiration for 'Schindler's List' from this film. There are moments that reminded me of Spielberg's film. ie. The use of shadows and the lighting in the sewer scenes remind me of parts of 'SL'.

There's a scene that takes place on a ferris wheel that must have been a bear to coordinate for editing purposes. The constant views out of each window in each shot needed to be done just so in order to make the scene flow. It's hard to describe and when you see it it looks flawless but I'm sure it wasn't easy to pull off.

The acting and story are highlights, too. This film had some of the best minor characters and extras I have seen. People that look like every day type people and not some actor/actress.

This movie also wins an award from me for Best Zither in a film.

If you haven't seen this film, see it. It's a good one.

[Prudence]

I've actually seen Double Indemnity.

I note this only because I've failed to see so many significant films, yet this one I've seen.

No Third Man, though.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

This weekend I watched Babette's Feast.

Perfect. Movie.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

This weekend I watched Babette's Feast.

Perfect. Movie.

'Babette's Feast' is another one of those movies that people have been telling me to see and I never saw it. I'm putting it in my queue.

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

This weekend I watched Babette's Feast.

Perfect. Movie.

Just picked up a cheap copy of this one - loved it when it came out, perhaps it's time to pop it into the DVD.

[Not Afraid]

I LOVE that film! Love love love it!

[Prudence]

Oh yeah - I rounded out my vacation last week by watching Bride and Prejudice. I wish I had time to watch it again, because it took me a bit to figure out who was who. Probably because I was trying to match them up to their Austin counterparts.

It was a little bittersweet for me. On the one hand, I did enjoy the movie. I'm a sucker for Austin adaptations, and I did like this one - even if there was sort of a "I've brought along my random white boy friend" aspect to it. And did Darcy ever give a reason for recommending against buying the hotel? But still, I liked it. I liked the musical numbers. I wish there were more musicals like this. On the other hand, though, like the other two movies I watched last week, the effect on me was that I wish I was someone else. If my head didn't hurt, I'd take a moment to analyze how sanitized movie land makes a white girl which she was brown and how I might view the movie differently if I actually were brown.

[mousepod]

Babbette's Feast would make a great double feature with Tampopo.

[Gemini Cricket]

Today was:
'Citizen Kane'
'The Magnificent Ambersons'
and
'The Inside Man'

'The Inside Man' was amazing. Loved it. Great acting, great editing, great script, great directing. Loved everything about it. Except one shot. One shot.

Spoiler ahead:

Spoiler:

After the hostage is shot, there's a scene where Washington rushes to the front doors of the bank. It looks like Lee put him on a dolly for the shot. It was supposed to be artsy, it turned out fartsy.